Help! What's The Man-Friendly Equivalent of Sending Flowers?

I'm not saying all a guy has to do is send a girl flowers and he wins the romance competition, but well…kind of. So what's the magical equivalent gesture that a woman can make to sweep a guy off of his feet?

My BFF is here in town for a visit and we've had the most fun weekend, but in the midst of it, there was some unfortunate news. Her long distance boyfriend in Chicago called from the hospital - yikes! He wasn't sure what was wrong at first, but a few hours later, he was having his appendix removed. Poor guy. My friend felt terrible and offered to fly out to take care of him, but it wasn't really logistically or financially the best plan. Plus, his mom was there so he wasn't alone. But even so, she definitely wanted to send something to cheer him up and to let him know she was thinking of him.

But what? Of course you can send guys flowers, but I just feel like they don't appreciate them the way the ladies do. We considered a plant, which somehow seemed more man-friendly, but also felt a little generic for her boyfriend of three years. Sending food seemed like a good option, but unfortunately the yummy doughnut place near his house didn't deliver on Sundays. D'oh! She ended up sending him some goodies from a fancy local grocery store which I think will be an appreciated choice once he's feeling better and ready for some non-hospital food.

But if there's a better go-to option to send a man than food or flowers, I figured you guys would have the answer! So help a girl out for next time (although hopefully next time won't involve a hospital visit): What would you send to a guy, either in times of crisis like this one or even to celebrate a special occasion? Have you ever sent the perfect thing that your BF went nuts for? Have you ever sent flowers to a guy and gotten a bad reaction?